Tag: Smuggling
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25 arrested for irregular stay in Malta; Maltese man to face court over suspected human smuggling
Immigration Police have arrested 25 individuals found to be residing in the country without proper documentation, following a series of inspections carried out in recent days. The operations, which included spot checks on public transport, a private residence, the nightlife district of Paceville, and a traffic control point in Marsa, led to the discovery of…
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Alkagesta: An Azerbaijani oil seller in Malta is accused of smuggling Libyan oil
In 2022, as I researched locally-based companies that were potentially breaking sanctions, Alkagesta was in my list. The Azerbaijani owned company is a commodity trader based in Malta with operations in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and even Georgia. Our investigation never found any irregularities. In 2022 they made around €2.1 billion in revenue and around €40…
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Smuggler’s paradise
As explained already in previous posts, organsied crime in Malta is a very small industry, yet highly profitable industry with its members mostly knowing each other. The criminal and illegal industry of smuggling, drugs, and also contract killings is a very high risk because you can be put in jail, so its participants change often…